Halfway through the 2009-2010 TV season, marketers continue to be getting more for their media dollars with commercial ratings higher than program ratings. The big gains are in younger viewers. ...Read the whole story
TV stations' Web businesses fared better than newspapers' declining digital efforts in 2009, rising 8.7%. This year, TVB says stations' Web business will continue to rise -- 21% to nearly $1.4 billion. ...Read the whole story
NBC conducted research on its multiplatform coverage of the Vancouver Olympics and found that nearly half the people using its mobile offerings did so while watching coverage on TV. Going forward, that might help the network pitch advertisers on programs where TV and mobile messaging are more closely matched. ...Read the whole story
Comedy Central has signed its two hit late-night hosts from "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" to new contracts. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are in place through the 2012 presidential election. ...Read the whole story
There was more relatively good news for newspapers this week, with the first revenue reports for 2010 showing smaller year-over-year decreases than in previous quarters at Lee Enterprises and Journal Communications. ...Read the whole story
Havas' MPG Mexico unit was named Media Agency of the Year during the closing of the 2010 Festival of Media Awards in Valencia, Spain. MPG earlier this year was named Media magazine's Agency of the Year. ...Read the whole story
Six Flags Media Networks, part of the Six Flags amusement park company, has unveiled a new digital out-of-home media division that will be selling packages, including an array of place-based digital media. ...Read the whole story
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